Railroad Stocks Up, Helps Workers?
The New York Times (June, 2008) is reporting that railroad stocks are on the rise despite the turbulent market.
The New York Times (June, 2008) is reporting that railroad stocks are on the rise despite the turbulent market.
My partner, Rick Shapiro, one of our railroad/FELA injury law attorneys, wrote an article about how we investigate and use railroad violation of safety regulations in FELA worker injury or death cases.Proving a railroad violated a regulation makes the case proof better and easier, and normally eliminates any rail employer argument that the worker violated…
My partner, Rick Shapiro, just settled a FELA case involving a conductor who contracted diesel fume asthma, his doctor believed was caused mainly by years of railroad engine diesel fumes at work. A series of railroad regulations enacted under the Locomotive Inspection Act require that railroads provide locomotives that are safe in general, or that…
Our firm won a major victory for our railroad worker client, and all railroad workers in a North Carolina State appeal which reversed a judge’s grant of a credit/setoff to the railroad for its contributions to the Railroad Retirement system. My partner Randy Appleton won this important victory, and explains the legal points in a…
Medical and scientific evidence indicates that exposure to diesel fumes, if inhaled over prolonged periods of time, may lead to a variety of health conditions including diesel fume asthma, airways disease, reactive airways disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as higher rates of lung and other cancers. Notably, a recent study…